Solar Outdoor Sign Lighting Kit 500
This ingenious kit enables any sign up to 600mm wide and 800mm deep to be illuminated for up to 8 hours every night – including winter. Ideal for pubs, restaurants, offices, schools or any establishment using a remote sign to publicise its existence.
The Solar Outdoor Sign Lighting Kit 500 uses a high performance solar panel to generate energy during daylight hours which provides power to a sealed solar battery protected in a wall mounted water resistant battery box. From the battery box a cable leads to the 500mm LED strip (containing 30 high power, white LEDs), which can be mounted above, underneath or on the side of a sign using the supplied cowling. This light is bright enough to illuminate any sign up to 600mm wide x 1000mm deep and can operate for up to 8 hours per day, even in the British winter.
The light operating time is controlled by a digital timer housed in the battery box, so the user determines when the light begins and ceases.
This simple but effective system comes ready to operate “out of the box”, supplied with a wall / pole mount bracket system to ensure secure fitment of the solar panel (note a pole is not included in the kit but any standard 48 - 60mm diameter scaffold pole is acceptable). The LED strip is also supplied with simple nylon mounts and the all weather battery box is supplied with wall a mounting bracket.
All cabling, connections, fuses and instruction manual are suppliedTechnical Description:
The kit comprises:
1 x STP028 – 28wp solar panel
1 x FKA10 – Solar Panel Pole / Wall Mount System
1 x BB0002 – All Weather Battery Box with Wall Mount Bracket
1 x 12Ah Sealed Solar Battery
1 x STS01204 – 4Ah Charge Controller
1 x 60007 – Digital, 12v timer
1 x LED500 – 500mm LED Strip
1 x LED Strip Cowling
1 x 5m solar pv cable
1 x Ring terminal / fuses pack
1 x Fitting and operating instructions
How to calculate your solar power requirements
There are three things to consider in order to choose a Solar panel or create a Solar system.
You need to know how much energy your battery can store and then select a Solar panel that can replenish your ‘stock’ of energy in the battery in line with your pattern of use.
1: How much energy can your battery store?
Battery capacity is measured in Amp Hours (eg 17AH). You need to convert this to Watt Hours by multiplying the AH figure by the battery voltage (eg 12V).
For a 17AH, 12V battery the Watt Hours figure is 17 x 12 = 204WH
This means the battery could supply 204W for 1 hour, or 102W for 2 hours i.e. the more energy you take, the faster the battery discharges.
2: How much energy will your appliance(s) use over a period of time?
The power consumption of appliances is given in Watts (eg 21" fluorescent light, 13W). To calculate the energy you will use over time, just multiply the power consumption by the hours of use.
The 13W light fitting, on for 2 hours, will take 13 x 2 = 26WH from the battery.
Repeat this for all the appliances you wish to use, then add the results to establish total consumption.
3: How much energy can a Solar panel generate over a period of time?
The power generation rating of a Solar panel is also given in Watts (eg STP010, 10W). To calculate the energy it can supply to the battery, multiply Watts by the hours exposed to sunshine, then multiply the result by 0.85 (this factor allows for natural system losses).
For the Solar 10W panel in 4 hours* of sunshine, 10 x 4 x 0.85 = 34WH. This is the amount of energy the Solar panel can supply to the battery.